A method of treating a sensor array including a plurality of sensors and an isolation structure, where a sensor of the plurality of sensors has a sensor pad exposed at a surface of the sensor array and the isolation structure is disposed between the sensor pad and sensor pads of other sensors of the plurality of sensors, comprises exposing the sensor pad and the isolation structure to a non-aqueous organo-silicon solution including an organo-silicon compound and a first non-aqueous carrier; applying an acid solution including an organic acid and a second non-aqueous carrier to the sensor pad; and rinsing the acid solution from the sensor pad and the isolation structure.

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for preparing a powder or granular foam control compositions and methods for reducing or preventing or breaking foam in various applications such as powder detergents as well as coatings, cementing, concrete, gypsum board and other construction type applications or in some agricultural formulations like fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.

A cleaning liquid including a compound represented by the following formula (1):
(CH.sub.3).sub.3C—R—O(C.sub.4H.sub.8O).sub.L—(C.sub.3H.sub.6O).sub.m—(C.sub.2H.sub.4O).sub.n—H  (1)
and water; and a method of cleaning an ink-jet printer using the cleaning liquid. In the formula (1), R represents a linear or branched C1 to C5 hydrocarbon group, and L, m, and n each represent the average number of repeats, and L≥0, m≥0, n>0, and (L+m)/n=1.5/1 to 1/1.5.

A functional substance releasing agent is provided, comprising: a silicic acid ester of formula (I)

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wherein n is 2 to 50; wherein each R.sup.1 is independently selected from the group consisting of H, C.sub.1-22 alkyl groups, a CNH.sub.2 group, a R.sup.2CNH.sub.2 group, a CNHR.sup.3 group, a CNHR.sub.3 group and a R.sup.2CNR.sub.3 group; wherein each R.sup.2 is independently a divalent group having 1 to 22 carbon atoms per molecule; and wherein each R.sup.3 is independently selected from a residual group from a functional molecule; wherein the functional molecule is selected from the group consisting of an aldehyde, a ketone and mixtures thereof.

Aqueous formulations comprising (A) at least one organic complexing agent selected from (A1) alkali metal salts of aminopolycarboxylic acids and (A2) polymers bearing at least two CH.sub.2N(CH.sub.2COOH)-units per molecule, partially or fully neutralized with alkali, (B) at least one salt of at least one of the following acids: nitric acid, sulphuric acid, sulphamic acid, methanesulfonic acid, C.sub.1-C.sub.2-carboxylic acids, C.sub.2-C.sub.4-hydroxymonocarboxylic acids, C.sub.2-C.sub.7-dicarboxylic acids, unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, and C.sub.4-C.sub.6-tricarboxylic acids, each unsubstituted or substituted with hydroxyl, (C) at least one compound selected from (C1) phosphoric acid C.sub.2-C.sub.10-monoalkyl esters, (C2) a C.sub.3-C.sub.10-alkynol, optionally alkoxylated with one to 10 alkoxide groups per hydroxyl group, and (C3) a C.sub.4-C.sub.10-alkynediol, optionally alkoxylated with one to 10 alkoxide groups per hydroxyl group, said aqueous formulations having pH values in the range of from 7.5 to 10.

The compositions include a methylated siloxane liquid and a solvent comprising at least one of a ketone or ester each having up to six carbon atoms, a halogenated alkane having up to two carbon atoms, tetrachloroethene, 1-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl benzene, or ethane. The compositions can also include hydrocarbon solvent comprising at least one of toluene, xylene, or a saturated hydrocarbon represented by formula C.sub.xH.sub.2x+y, wherein x is from 5 to 8, and wherein y is 0 or 2 and/or propellant. The method can include applying the composition to a brake system component to clean the brake system component. The method can also include applying a composition including hexamethyldisiloxane to a brake system component to clean the brake system component.

The compositions include a methylated siloxane liquid and a solvent comprising at least one of a ketone or ester each having up to six carbon atoms, a halogenated alkane having up to two carbon atoms, tetrachloroethene, 1-chloro-4-trifluoromethyl benzene, or ethane. The compositions can also include hydrocarbon solvent comprising at least one of toluene, xylene, or a saturated hydrocarbon represented by formula C.sub.xH.sub.2x+y, wherein x is from 5 to 8, and wherein y is 0 or 2 and/or propellant. The method can include applying the composition to a brake system component to clean the brake system component. The method can also include applying a composition including hexamethyldisiloxane to a brake system component to clean the brake system component.

A composition suitable for cleaning cooked-, baked- and burnt-on soils, which has improved efficacy on proteinaceous soils. Detergent compositions having metal complexes with certain di- or oligoamine derivatives as ligands solve this problem.

The present disclosure generally relates to a method for preparing a powder or granular foam control compositions and methods for reducing or preventing or breaking foam in various applications such as powder detergents as well as coatings, cementing, concrete, gypsum board and other construction type applications or in some agricultural formulations like fertilizers, herbicides and pesticides.

A solid free-flowing particulate laundry detergent composition, wherein the composition including a detersive surfactant and an iron-based bleach catalyst, the composition being substantially free of a source of hydrogen peroxide, and the composition having an equilibrium pH at 20 C. at a concentration of 1 g/l in deionized water of greater than 10.0.